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Representatives from Bermuda have just got back from Gibraltar where they attended the AGM of the International Island Games – and checked out the venue for next year’s event.
Chairman of the Bermuda Island Games, Jon Beard, Secretary, Juanita Blee and Paul Scope, of the International Island Games executive, attended the meeting along with representatives... Read more of this article

Despite weather more akin to Bermuda in December, Bermuda’s women’s cycling team won the gold medal in the town criterium.
The team includes Zoenique Williams [individual silver medalist], Gabriella Arnold, Alyssa Rowse and Claire Mitchell.
Bermuda’s men’s national cycling team competing in the NatWest Island Games cycled superbly... Read more of this article

The tennis finals of the NatWest Island Games were recently held, with a Bermuda pair winning silver medals.
Bermuda’s David Thomas and Gavin Manders put up an excellent show, but eventually succumbed to a very strong Jersey side.
David Thomas and Gavin Manders, along with Jovan Jordan-Whitter and Sam Butler, also combined to win the bronze medal... Read more of this article

Bermuda Archers claimed their first ever Island Games medal today [June 27] while competing in Gotland.
A spokesperson said, “Bernard Wade III and Tiffany Slaton of Bermuda beat 10th seeded Shetland Islands and then 3rd seeded Jersey, followed by 2nd seeded Åland to face 1st seeded Guernsey in the final. Guernsey were too strong for Bermuda and... Read more of this article

The Bermuda team continues to impress while participating at the NatWest Island Games, being held on the island of Gotland.
A spokesperson said, “In Archery Bernard Wade III is showing terrific form as he finished 5th overall in the Men’s 1440 recurve. The team of Wade, Robert O’Connor and Tiffany Slaton finished an impress 8th overall in this... Read more of this article

Bermuda’s team to represent the island at the NatWest Island Games departs for Gotland on Thursday.
Many of Bermuda’s top athletes are involved in the Games and the Chef de Mission, Jon Beard, believes that this group of athletes will continue the success and reputation that Bermuda enjoys in the Games.
Mr Beard expressed his praise of the hard... Read more of this article

The Bermuda Volleyball Association will be sending their Men’s & Women’s Indoor Teams along with a Men’s Beach Team to the NatWest Island Games in Gotland, Sweden on June 22, 2017.
The Men’s Indoor Team will be looking to improve on their 4th place finish from 2015 in Jersey. Returning outside hitters Daniel Fiddick, Brian Amaro, and... Read more of this article

The Bermuda Island Games Association announced Bermuda’s athletes who will officially represent us in the opening ceremonies of the NatWest Island Games 2017 in Gotland, Sweden.
The “water ceremony” signifies the coming together of all the islands of the International Island Games as each contributes water from their island to join as one.
Bermuda’s... Read more of this article

Seventy of Bermuda’s top athletes are getting ready to head to Sweden to take part in the 2017 NatWest Island Games.
On June 22, Team Bermuda will set off for the Swedish island of Gotland, which has a population of 57,000 people.
Jon Beard, Chairman of the Bermuda Island Games Association, said: “These games are of a high standard. They are not... Read more of this article

Five gymnasts between 13 and 15 years old have been named to the 2017 Island Games team, with Max Blakeney, Chantae Wilson, Anna Francoeur, Taj Lowery, and Gianna Webbe all set to represent Bermuda.
“In March 2017, the Bermuda Gymnastics Association, in its capacity as the National Governing Body of Gymnastics [BGA] ran its Island Games trials... Read more of this article

The Bermuda Golf Association [BGA] has selected eight players to represent Bermuda at the 2017 NatWest Island Games to be contested from June 24-30 at the Visby and Slite Golfklubbs in Gotland, Sweden.
The men’s team will include Walker Campbell, Jarryd Dillas, Will Haddrell and Mark Phillips, with Spencer Wideman and Mitchell Campbell named as the... Read more of this article

Bermuda’s representatives have just completed the preliminary visit to Gotland to view arrangements for the 2017 NatWest Island Games. The visit took place with representatives from all 24 participating islands and culminated in the annual general meeting.
A spokesperson said, “Bermuda’s Jon Beard and Juanita Blee were very impressed... Read more of this article

The Chairman and the Secretary of the Bermuda Island Games Association leave this week for the Annual General Meeting of the International Island Games Association.
The meeting will be held on the Swedish island of Gotland, where Jon Beard and Juanita Blee will meet their counterparts from the other 24 international islands.
Among the items to be discussed... Read more of this article